Palestinian Shepherd Child Killed by Israeli Settler, 11 Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank

Palestinian shepherd child killed when rammed by settlers’ vehicle near Nablus

Monday April 07, 2008 21:56 by IMEMC Staff

Palestinian medical sources reported on Monday that a 15-year old child of Salem village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, was killed after a settler rammed his vehicle into him near the Alon Moreh illegal settlement.

Medical sources identified the child as Shareef Eshtiyya. He was crossing a bypass road with his sheep after herding them east of the village. His body was moved to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus.

Adly Eshtiyya, head of the Salem Village Council, stated that the settler fled the scene after killing the child and five of his sheep.

Eshtiyya added that the village council contacted Palestinian Authority officials in order to file a complaint to the Israeli side to locate and prosecute the settler.

Meanwhile, Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that the child was hit by a bus heading to the settlement.

The Israeli police said that the child was pronounced dead at the scene by the Magen David Adom emergency medical services. Haaretz added.

Member of the Salem village council, Ahmed Jabour, stated that the child was the third Palestinian to be killed by Israeli settlers driving in the area over the last twelve months.

Over the last several years, Israeli settlers carried repeated attacks against the residents barring hundreds of villagers from reaching their lands in addition to firing at them during the olive picking season and when the residents try to work in their lands.

Israeli occupation forces kidnap 10 Palestinians in the West Bank

Date: 07 / 04 / 2008 Time: 10:07
Bethlehem – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped ten Palestinians in the West Bank on Monday morning, claiming that they are "wanted" fighters.

Israeli occupation sources said the arrestees were from Qalqilia, Bethlehem and Hebron. All ten Palestinians were taken to interrogation centers.

The Israeli occupation army invades several parts of Bethlehem and Kidnaps a civilian

Monday April 07, 2008 14:23 by Najeep Faraj - IMEMC News

In the past 12 hours the Israeli occupation army invaded several parts of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem and a number of neighboring villages, during the attacks the Israeli army kidnapped one civilian.

Israeli troops in the West Bank - Photo by IMEMC's Ghassan Bannoura 2008

Mussa Hamdan, from Bethlehem city, was kidnapped by the army, when the Israeli force invaded the center of the Bethlehem city and searched homes there. Witnesses to the attack said that troops forced families out of their homes during the search and fired sound bombs at them. Meanwhile on Monday at dawn Israeli forces attacked the village of Taqua and Al-Khader located near the city of Bethlehem, local sources reported that the troops searched and ransacked homes before leaving the area.

Translated by: Ghassan Bannoura – IMEMC News Room.

One Palestinian fighter injured during armed clashes with Israeli army in northern Gaza

Monday April 07, 2008 11:24 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

The Al-Aqsa Brigades the armed wing of the Fatah movement announced on Monday that one of their fighters sustained moderate wounds during clashes with the Israeli army occurring in the northern part of the Gaza strip.

The groups stated that an Israeli force invaded an area near northern Gaza on Israeli borders, the Palestinian resistance clashed for several hours forcing the Israeli army to leave the area. In a press statement faxed to media outlets, the group stated that all fighters managed to return to Gaza, with one fighter moderately injured. Israeli army sources have reported no injures or damage.

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